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Recent Examples of free-climb
Potter later became the first person to free-climb both Half Dome and El Capitan in less than 24 hours.
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Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-climb
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In March, a documentary about her journey to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, executive-produced by TIME Studios, debuted at the SXSW Film Festival.—
Alice Park,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Each year, only about 1,000 to 1,200 climbers attempt to summit the mountain, typically during the peak May and June season.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The other six ascended to the highest office in the land as a result of the dysfunction that has made Peru a punch line in political-science circles, a sad story of ungovernability played on a loop.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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In any other year, Radcliffe would be ascending to the podium, and deservedly so.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The hope is to also help scale innovative materials, so other brands can access them at lower price points and in higher quantities, adds Bottega Veneta’s head of sustainability Yoann Regent.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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As part of this design rethinking, macOS is also scaling back the large-radius corners of app windows to match the smaller ones of older programs.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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The results demonstrate a major communication issue that state Medicaid agencies will need to surmount in an accelerated timeframe.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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If Wilson formally announces, there will likely be other candidates popping up for a once-in-a-decade shot for a Democrat to run for a safe seat that has no incumbent to surmount.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Free-climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climb. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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